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Voters in Northwest Louisiana go to the polls Saturday to decide elections that include congressional primaries and judicial elections.

On Monday, September 29, 2008, Colonel Michael Edmonson promoted Kenneth Moore to the rank of Louisiana State Police Captain.

The sites are: The East Baton Rouge Parish collection site will be open this weekend, Sep.

A painting honoring the Buffalo Soldier hangs in the Balaam Jones American Legion Post 510 in Leesville, La.

DATE OF BIRTH: Jan. 7, 1945 PARTY AFFILIATION: Democrat CAMPAIGN INFORMATION: Banks for Congress, P.O. Box 616, Leesville LA 71496; 239-2013; http://colonelbanks.com; email is info@colonelbanks.com PLACE OF ...

The two new judges who will begin their six-year terms in January in the 4th Judicial District Court have something in common: they migrated north with their wives.

General Population Shelters: 123 are open in Louisiana with at least 25,500 taking shelter right now.

Based on the latest information regarding the projected path and intensity of Hurricane Gustav, the following Social Security offices in Louisiana will be closed Tuesday: Alexandria Baton Rouge Baton Rouge N ...

With Tropical Storm Gustav approaching, the Louisiana Department of Social Services has set up nine shelter information points along state evacuation routes.

Anya Renee' Moaveni of Crowley, and Derek Jacob Robin of Lafayette, will exchange wedding vows on the beaches of Florida during a sunset ceremony in August.

Army Sgt. Ryan J. Escalona has been awarded the Combat Action Badge in keeping with the spirit of the Warrior Ethos.

LGS, a subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent dedicated to serving the U.S. government community, announced today it was awarded a $6.45 million task order with the United States Department of the Army.

Two people have been killed in two separate Sabine Parish accidents within a 24-hour period, according to Louisiana state police Troop E. Both of the fatalities were individuals not wearing seat belts.

LEESVILLE, La. _ A former Hornbeck schoolteacher, who pleaded guilty to felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile, has been sentenced to 10 years at hard labor and fined $2,500 plus court costs.

A 7-year-old boy lost his life Saturday to the waters of Toledo Bend. The Sabine Parish Coroner's Office says Dominick Chambers of Kinder was out at the lake swimming with his dad and other family members.

Rickey Johnson knows $150,000 is not adequate payback for the decades he wrongly spent in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.

Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal released four veto letters Tuesday, including one that will keep former U.S. Rep.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake has announced plans to create 44 new community-based outpatient clinics to bring the world-class health care of the Department of Veterans ...

Leesville police officers responded to a report of reckless driving on June 22, 2008 at approximately 8:30 PM.

BATON ROUGE, La.- Legislators should be required by law to provide more details on the pet projects they add into budget bills each year, the full Legislature has decided, approving a bill that has been the ...